Wednesday, April 9, 2014

February 14: Proverb Poster Project

In
February, students wereintroduced to proverbs andcompleted their first project
– The Proverb Poster Board. Students
were introduced to proverbs as a way that many African people teach wisdom and
how proverbial wisdom helps to inform the choices we make. Students also made up their own proverbs –
many of which were very good like “He who tells lies get bumps on their tongue”.Together students created several banners
frompaper rolls with their countries flags, pictures of Africa, proverbs
and various interpretations of the continent. This project also helped he students see and experience how working together could help them complete a monumental task that no one of them could do alone.

After Students were able to work together in a group to create the
Proverb Scrolls, they each had the opportunity to create their own
personal Proverb Poster Board. Take a look at some of the complete Proverb Poster Board.

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Since 2007, the Studio Africa Project has served DC Public Schools in connecting its students to African art and culture. Studio Africa is a yearlong program aimed to provide educational, cultural and artistic experiences on Africa for elementary students that will enable them to understand the continents varied geography, cultures, languages and people.